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Gopher Pest Control Fullerton

Gopher Removal in Fullerton, CA

If rodents like gophers are causing damage at your Fullerton landscaping and need Gopher Pest Control service call Rodent Guys to rescue your landscape. Our Gopher Pest Control service in Fullerton, CA is available using pet friendly methods by well trained technicians. We can be reached at 909-599-4711 to service Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Orange and Riverside counties.

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Any gopher control Fullerton Ca . needs is from the pocket gopher that is the same as a gopher. The majority harm will be to new plants since they’re immature, un-established but it will not take a good deal gnawing for a gopher to destroy or feed on it. Turf is highly impacted by gophers with destruction from both feeding of the lawn and also the soil pushed on the top in addition to staying on the turf which will smothers it.

Big trees normally takes gnawing for a little bit so don’t worry. Smaller trees may be destroyed by the gopher right away given that the roots offering the life for the tree are young. You will see distinct limbs of trees or bushes continue to die out any time gophers are destroying them. This is the result of the roots giving life for that portion of the plant is harmed or killed from the gopher and without any longer providing life for that part of the plant you might be raising.

How Do I Know if I need service?

Gopher mounds with exit hole

Gopher Mound

Pocket gopher burrows are usually plugged like in the picture above. This helps to differentiate them from other tunneling rodents like moles. They can make 1-3 mounds every day which is why you want to eradicate gophers right away on your yard. Gopher removal (not gofer removal ) is normally done by a qualified pest control company with experience with how to eliminate gophers for your lawn. Always check that they have an agriculture pest control license as required by California state law in and not merely a license for structural pest control.

Damage and reasons we need Removal

Gophers consume plants, tree roots, ornamental flowers and vegetables on your lawn – if it’s a plant they probably will eatwll consume|like} it. Most damage is to new vegetation because they are young, un-established and it does not} take a lot for a gopher to destroy or consume it. Grass is also highly impacted by gophers with destruction from both the eating of the grass and the dirt pushed on top and staying on the lawn which smothers it.

Large trees can take chewing for a while so not to panic. Smaller trees can be destroyed by a gopher in a short time because the roots supplying the life to the tree are young. You will see certain branches of trees or bushes start to dry out when gophers are eating them. This is caused by the roots giving life to that part of the plant is damaged or killed by the gopher and no longer supplying life to that part of the plant you are growing in.

The best control methods for gopher extermination are burrow fumigants, baiting, burrow blasting, Tunnel Fill, and trapping. Trapping, Tunnel Fill and baiting are techniques that a home owner can use with some success. Burrow Blasting is typically operated by a service dedicated to gophers (we use a Varmint Getter for burrow blasting) because of the cost of the blaster.

Burrow fumigants are very effective but are restricted materials in, only available to and used by licensed professionals like us. Burrow fumigants are not the same as the smoke bombs from the Lowes which are not very effective.

Poison baits available to agriculture pest control companies are much higher concentration and effective than what is obtainable to a homeowner. The main reason to hire a gopher expert is the experience of what method to use for each situation and proper placement of fumigants and or bait for effective control of gophers.

Using water to flush them out

Flooding can be effective on farms where the whole field is flooded and there is nowhere for a gopher to go. On your property you are going to try to flood the gopher with a garden hose down the hole. The problem is the water typically never fills up the tunnel system and the gopher simply raises his nose above the water line until you begin to worry about the water bill in Fullerton and shut it off.

Repellers

There are no repellents in Fullerton available at the present time that have been shown to provide good Gopher Pest Control. Several plants, such as gopher purge and cantor bean have been said to offer control, but these claims have never been proved. If they really worked to get rid of gophers you would not be reading this site.

Keep gophers out of your garden using physical barriers can be effective for small areas. Any large project, such as placing fencing around the perimeter of your backyard would be cost prohibitive. Plus this would at best only give short-term control. Eventually gophers find a way in.

Above ground flower beds can be protected by attaching a 1/4 inch galvanized hardware cloth below the bed and securing it to the 2×6 wood frame before filling with soil in your yard.

Calif DFG position

When gophers are causing damage to you Fullerton property, they are allowed to be killed by all allowable method. Allowable methods include gopher traps and poison bait placed by the owner or tenant of the property. Any poison bait used to kill gophers must be registered for gophers on the product label and follow the instructions carefully.

Rodent Guys Rodent Services

Rodent Guys will come out to provide Gopher Pest Control services in Fullerton using the best methods based on each situation such as fumigation. Depending on where tunnels are located poison baits are used instead of fumigation of tunnels. Gopher Pest Control is a tough job for the beginner, we have a lot of experience with it.

Captured two Gophers

This is head honcho of Rodent Guys, Nick Nielsen, with 2 gophers, one caught in a gopher trap and one controlled with bait. Nick and his team of Gopher Pest Control experts will be showing off trophies like these at the end of your project.

We Service Most areas in the following counties:

Los Angeles County, Ventura, San Bernardino County, Orange County and Riverside County